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Ms. Fabian from Sterling, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Calm Classroom Is a Happy Classroom

My students need itemslike light filters, morning meeting book and games that will create a calming class environment.

  • $382 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Every day, I have the opportunity to go into a classroom of bright, curious, loving first graders. They learn alongside each other, encourage each other, and help each other grow. They try hard things to stretch their brains, and they ALWAYS try their best. My students also face some challenges. Most of my students are in the process of learning English (~75%) and many (40% of the school) are on free or reduced-price lunch. Some face the instability of homelessness. They also know they deserve the best education they can get!

The future of the country is in my classroom today!

They are diverse, not just in race, language, and culture, but in talents, interests, learning styles, academic and emotional needs, and personalities. They need the tools that will allow their diverse needs at school.

My Project

This year, I have a group of students with many social, emotional, and behavioral needs. I have heard it said that "you cannot address Bloom's without first addressing Maslow's", referring to how one cannot approach academic learning until students' basic needs are met. These basic needs include a feeling of safety, love and belonging, and self-esteem. Many of my students come from situations that require them to learn to be extremely resilient and they are in the midst of learning the important coping mechanisms that will help them be successful and ready to access academic material.

I firmly believe that it is my job as their teacher to help them learn these coping skills while providing them a safe and calm classroom environment.

The games and books from this project will provide us with discussion points and opportunities for social imagination. They touch upon important subjects such as anger management, mindfulness, diversity, working together, hearing and accepting situations we don't like, and empathy. The light filters will give our room a more calming feel than the harsh florescent lights. The Morning Meeting book will help me lead more effective and powerful morning meetings to create a stronger community in which students can talk about their emotions and lives with greater ease. The card stock and lamination will help me make resources, such as individual visual reminders of calm down techniques/ways to express emotions or printing out additional social resources I have already purchased from Teachers Pay Teachers, for individual students and the class.

These social-emotional and behavioral tools will help me meet the needs of my students and build a classroom in which everybody has the support and tools to cope with whatever situations occur inside and outside of the classroom.

Ms. Fabian Sterling Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Sterling, VA View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

21 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Educational Insights Fluorescent Light Filters (Whisper White), Set of 4 • Amazon Business $19.07 5 $95.35
The Morning Meeting Book • Amazon Business $21.03 1 $21.03
Mindfulness Matters: The game that uses mindfulness skills to improve coping in everyday life • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Mad Dragon: An Anger Control Card Game • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
The Rainbow Fish • Amazon Business $12.34 1 $12.34
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns We Can All Get Along • Amazon Business $12.16 1 $12.16
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 8.9 x 11.4-Inches, 3 mil thick, 100-Pack (TP3854-100) • Amazon Business $10.45 1 $10.45
The Recess Queen • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Neenah Bright White Cardstock, 8.5”x11”, 65lb/176 gsm, Bright White, 75 Sheets (90905) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns about Sportsmanship:Winning Isn't Everything • Amazon Business $8.66 1 $8.66
Thanks for the Feedback, I Think (Best Me I Can Be!) • Amazon Business $8.28 1 $8.28
The Jelly Donut Difference: Sharing Kindness with the World • Amazon Business $8.20 1 $8.20
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55
I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help • Amazon Business $7.52 1 $7.52
The Worst Day of My Life Ever! (Best Me I Can Be) • Amazon Business $7.10 1 $7.10
I Just Don't Like the Sound of No! My Story About Accepting No for an Answer and Disagreeing the Right Way! (Best Me I Can Be) • Amazon Business $7.10 1 $7.10
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
My Mouth Is a Volcano! • Amazon Business $6.32 1 $6.32

Materials cost

$289.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$324.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.20

Total project goal

$381.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $381.36

1 Donor

-$372.54

Donations toward project cost

-$324.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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